I doubt this counts as a valid Back Room post, but...

[master_bruce]

 

BEN AFFLECK.



Tell me what to do with myself, people. Do I hate this? 

I think I hate this.




Thank you, Georgia, for giving me a heads up. I am going to spend the evening saying nonono to the wall, I think.

Comments

[for_his_friends]

You are ever so dreadfully welcome.

Tea?

Something stronger?

[master_bruce]

WHISKEY.




Help.

[genarti]

Personally I am just COMPLETELY BAFFLED by this. When my living room full of nerds found out, we just kept saying "What? But -- what?? Ben Affleck?" to each other.

I could see him playing a decent Bruce Wayne, maybe. But a decent Batman? Uh.

[master_bruce]

This is pretty much my reaction at the moment, having just found out five minutes ago.

Like...what?

[ladysingsthe]

Agreed!!!

[camwyn]

Better than George Clooney?

[master_bruce]

Hmmm.

George Clooney has the advantage of being someone I fancy. *shallow*

[innerbrat]

George Clooney was great. The movie sucked balls, but George Clooney was great.

[bbq_platypus]

[This Daredevil joke currently under construction. Estimated completion: July 2015.]

[master_bruce]

[LOL]

I liked 300. And Man of Steel was OK, at least in places.

[sdelmonte]

From what I hear, he's become a really good actor.

And let's note that way back when, there was a lot of uproar about Michael Keaton. And many of us - okay, maybe just me - accepted him completely.

I won't judge till there is a movie. Even if I think we really don't need this movie. And even though I skipped Man of Steel because people I respect didn't like it at all and even though I don't think I want to see anything Snyder does going forward.

[master_bruce]

I don't disagree about his acting! But it's Batman - I mean, Val Kilmer was a respected actor, back in the day (whatever happened to him?), and I thought he was meh at best.

George Clooney has won an Academy Award for acting (didn't see that one coming, tbh), and - well, everyone knows what the general opinion is on Batman And Robin. Though with that script, I'm not sure more could be done.

I've never had a problem with Michael Keaton's portrayal. Point is; the Batsuit seems to do weird things to talent.

Anyway - I guess it's just a case of waiting to see. I am just...of all the people that could have been cast - Ben Affleck. I am in shock.

[fluffiest_archadian]

He seems a bit - old for the role, somehow.

I have no idea how old Christian Bale is, but Batman has always struck me as perpetually late twenties early thirties. Like, he was born as a muscular twenty-something with a growly voice, and Martha and Thomas Wayne were both like "Well, this is surprising," and one day he'll just die of old age without having visibly aged at all.

I hear he's a good actor, though? And he has a forehead and cheeks and at least one foot, and Batman has all those things too, so he's definitely well on his way to a physical resemblance.

[master_bruce]

and Martha and Thomas Wayne were both like "Well, this is surprising,"

I cackled louder than I should have. :D


Strangely, the first thing I thought was 'well, at least he's the right age' - so I guess that's a subjective thing. And he has the chin for it.

I think I'm just in shock, tbh. Like, of all the people in Hollywood - Ben Affleck. I think I sort of had the notion they'd cast younger, to match up with Henry Cavill. But perhaps they need a 'name', because HC isn't big enough yet - though Man of Steel has probably done enough to let him carry it on his own.

Basically, I just want to keyboard smash all night, until my brain makes sense of it.

[gavin62truck]

Only if Matt Damon is Robin. And they use their Boston accents.

[master_bruce]

....see, that, I would be down with.

[daringyoungman]

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[1nv1nc1ble]

Matt Damon has said he's onboard as a member of the JLA. The quote I saw was something about either Aquaman or Martian Manhunter.

I'm not sure how I feel about it really, except that Damon would have to get with a trainer and do lots of swimming before I'd believe him as Arthur. Though, if he did, he might do a pretty good job.

Though I'm not sure I can think of anyone as J'onn except for Carl Lumbly or Kevin Michael Richardson. (We will not talk about what David Ogden Stiers did for a paycheck back in 1997; I have too much respect for the man.)

I couldn't resist. COULDN'T.

[billyclubs]

Aw, quit your whining.

Re: I couldn't resist. COULDN'T.

[master_bruce]

HAHAHAHA.


*Bale!Batmans at you*

[fowl_beast]

I don't know whether I can legitimately blame Exodus for no more Christian Bale Batman, but



Hollywood, why can't you be more like Canada?

[master_bruce]

I think Bale had already said he wasn't going to do any more (damn him!), but - well, at least that sounds like a valid reason to move on.

It sounds like Biblical stores are cycling back. Hurrah for the Epic!

[iamhismummy]

I have to admit, I couldn't take Christian Bale entirely seriously as Batman either. It was the voice. I kept being reminded of Peter Serafinowicz in Black Books.

[master_bruce]

What always made me laugh about Bale!Batman, was his teeth. He has pointy vampire teeth.

Can't say it noticeably put me off, though.

[no_more_hiding]

Can we pretend I've inserted a gif of Jack Nicholson's Joker screaming "What Are You?"

[master_bruce]

*CACKLESNORT*

Yes.


Yes, we can.

[jjprobert]

I will reserve judgement until I see how he manages the duality of the role. I'm sure there are worse options for the role.

Also, any thoughts on who might work as an Alfred for him? Because I doubt Michael Caine will continue, (at least I hope he doesn't, his Alfred is so tightly bound up with Bale's batman/Bruce in my head at least.

[master_bruce]

I am also trying to reserve judgement. This whole post is, mainly, just an immediate emotionbarf of WHUT, and I will try to calm down eventually. (There are always worse options, yes.)

And dude, I can't even get my head around him yet. But I will say that I really hope MC doesn't either, although I imagine he might.

[gothamsheiress]

LOOOOOOLING.

No, but in seriousness, Affleck wouldn't have been my first choice -- I'm a Bale girl, for better and for worse -- but he's got some good films under his belt!

I saw a great roundup of negative Internet reactions to the news of Heath Ledger being cast as the Joker ("he can't act his way out of a paper bag!") so I feel that that is good perspective.

[master_bruce]

True true true. I tell myself all these things. Just...yeah. :\

I will completely be glad to be wrong in my neg!fail. I mean, I hope he's great! I just...yeahno.

Nonono.

But hopefully yes.